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Logano claims first NASCAR Cup championship

Joey Logano made a daring move to take the lead with 12 laps to go to win the Ford EcoBoost 400 and claim his first NASCAR Cup championship.

The Team Penske driver had a fast car all day, especially on short runs, and his crew consistently got him off pit road with quick stops.

But he had his hands full late in the race, with Martin Truex Jr. out front. The two drivers have had a history the past month, since Logano bumped Truex out of the lead to win the race at Martinsville Speedway, and the two battled fiercely on Sunday, at one point bumping each other with just over 60 laps remaining.

Truex, who had vowed that he would be in an "eye-for-an-eye" situation racing Logano for the championship, never got the chance in the final few laps because of Logano's daring pass.

Logano took the high line around Truex with 12 to go, entering the corner so aggressively many people thought he had gone in too hard. But Logano's Ford stuck to the turn and he blew by Truex.